House Approves Peace Time Army Of 299000
The House passed the reorganization bill authorizing a peace time army of 299000 enlisted men and 17800 officers by 246 to 92. The measure heads to the Senate with efforts to trim strength defeated 222 to 115. The bill sets a 250000 combat force including infantry and tank units with separate air and chemical corps.
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House
Senate
S. H. Dent, Jr
Alaba
Bama
Military Committee
Army Construction Corps
Quartermaster Corps
Tank
Chemical Warfare
National Guard
True Stories at Home About Infusoria
A rainy Saturday ends with a mother telling Bobby and Betty a true story about infusoria. She explains these tiny protozoa are the lowest animal forms and need a microscope to be seen, sparking the children's curiosity.
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Bobby
Betty
Mother
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted as Internal Remedy
An advertisement extols Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a internal treatment that acts through the blood to reach mucous surfaces. It asserts catarrh is local yet influenced by constitution and credits the product with connections to leading physicians and proven tonics. It also mentions a Toledo, Ohio address and a constipation remedy.
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Hall
NEY & CO
Props
Toledo
Body with a grasping tail puzzles young readers
A tale describes a headless, limbless creature with a single grabbing tail that can cling to larger animals and fight to hold its place. Betty and Bobby react with wonder as a moral lilt about earning Thrift Stamps follows, amid an editorial note on Michigan politics and a poker metaphor.
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Betty
Bobby
Egotist Sees Critics Reveal Poor Judgment
From the egotist perspective, those who oppose him reveal weak discernment, illustrating a biased view of public opinion.
Actress's Marriage Choice Reflects on Home Ties
A wry line notes that an actress who marries a homebound partner might not remain in that home, suggesting the pull of career and independence over domestic routines.
Chesapeake and Ohio Through Sleepers on Direct Route
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad announces through Pullman sleepers on a Washington to New York route with service to Richmond Old Point Norfolk and North Carolina. Two through trains continue to Louisville. Steel equipment includes dining cars.
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Washington
Baltimore
Philadelphia
New York
Richmond
Old Point
Norfolk
Virginia
North Carolina
Louisville
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Mt. Sterling
Cincinnati
Mabley & Carew
Fou
Cincinnati, Ohio
Michigan
Truman H. Newberry
U. S. Senate
the Advocate For Printing
Chesapeake & Ohio R
Ford
Strother Motors Co
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